At this time, a voice sounded behind him: "When people are about to die, memory fragments will flash through their brains like a movie."

Life is such a moment, and it feels like life is so long, some memory fragments will stay in your mind for a long, long time, time is frozen in those moments, as if that is your life.

You might as well give it a try! ”

Carl's spirit was relaxed, and the determination to jump off the building just now was like a bulging ball that was instantly deflated by a sudden sound, and when he looked back, it was Situ Nan who had gone and returned.

Situ Nan clasped his hands in front of his chest, and when he saw Carl turn around, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he didn't mean to step forward to dissuade him.

After the separation just now, Situ Nan had a thought, turned back to Carl, and saw the scene above.

"Why don't you give it a try?"

Is this a word to persuade people not to jump off the building?

Carl was a little angry in a trance, looking at Situ Nan's face that made him unable to say how he felt at the moment, and returned to reality.

The courage to seek death is blown away in the wind, and he has to face the cruel world.

"Tell me like it's true—how do you know?" Carl subconsciously said and looked at Situ Nan suspiciously, Situ Nan was a mysterious person who he had never seen through.

"Because I've been there." Situ Nandao, with a calm face.

Yes?

Carl was stunned, and looked at Situ Nan fixedly for a few seconds, not understanding what this meant, could it be that you have died again?

Situ Nan didn't explain, his eyes were calm and looked at the "male No. 2" whose attention had been diverted by himself.

Time came to the winter of 1929, and a humble sailor on the Titanic was now the protagonist of the times, with luck that the protagonists did not have.

The two were silent for a moment. Situ Nan stomped his foot. And he said, "JACK SAID TO ROSE BACK THEN. YOU/JUMP/I/JUMP, I'VE SEEN THAT BEFORE.

But this sentence does not apply now, I don't want to be blown by the cold wind for you, if you don't want to watch the last movie of your life, then come down and have a drink! ”

Without looking back, he walked down to the roof, leaving Carl in the cold wind.

Carl's eyes hesitated, his mouth moved, and Situ Nan's back disappeared at the door, without giving him a chance to answer.

Bastard!

Are you always so confident?

Karl scolded. was disturbed by Situ Nan like this, and the mood of jumping off the building was gone, and he didn't want to follow Situ Nan in a hurry, it would seem that he was incompetent, and Situ Nan led him by the nose during the conversation between the two.

And so it was, Carl lingered for a while, and a cold wind blew, and his face was cold and shivering.

And see what his plot is, what do I have to lose now?

He tidied up his clothes. Or walk slowly down to the roof.

Carl appeared in front of Situ Nan with an indifferent face, took a glass of wine from Situ Nan's hand and drank it. Warmth returned to him, and his frozen zombie face returned to blood.

Situ Nan didn't speak, watching Carl gulp down his wine, this guy drank a good amount, and his eyes remained clear after the small half bottle of whiskey was down.

Carl didn't want to speak, so as not to weaken his momentum, this seemed to be his way of retaining his self-esteem, and when he saw Situ Nan looking over, his eyes still did not show weakness.

Situ Nan didn't care about this careful thinking, he didn't have to take action against Carl himself, and the Hawke family suffered heavy losses in the stock market crash and became fish and meat to be slaughtered.

"The Hawke family has lost a lot, you're going bankrupt, to be precise, you're going to be bankrupt, so you're climbing to the top like those losers out there—"

Situ Nan hit the nail on the head and struck Carl's mental defense, Carl was secretly angry in his heart, gritted his teeth and said, "Say, what do you want?" ”

"Working with me will also give your family a chance to avoid the Hawke family from being orphaned and widowed on the streets, living by selling their flesh or working as a maid, or going to hell to reunite with you.

You know that women from rich families who are used to enjoying themselves do not have the ability to survive in society, but the shelf is upright, if the younger generation is quite attractive, maybe fishing for a golden beetle son-in-law is a good choice.

Wasn't Mrs. Black, who had declared that she didn't want to be a maid, very keen to marry the Hawke family? That old woman is what I call a parasite! ”

Situ Nan's tone was calm and gentle, today's Hawke family is like yesterday's Black family, as soon as Situ Nan said it, Carl understood.

At this moment, his mind flashed to the unusually willful Englishwoman who was engaged to him.

Yes, she is very willful, like an untamed little wild horse, isn't this guy in front of her also a victim like herself?

- Rose finally left Situ Nan!

When Carl first heard the news, he was happy for several days.

If the situation is better and he is not bankrupt, Carl does not mind using this to satirize Situ Nan.

Now he can't care so much, when he thinks of the bunch of "Mrs. Black" at home, as Situ Nan said, they are used to being pampered, once they ...... So, the fate of the future......

Karl's heart was cold, and his face became solemn.

It doesn't matter if I'm dead, but what about my family?

Thankfully, it's still too late!

The intricate emotional entanglements are intertwined, involving everyone's mind in a vast omnipresent web.

If you keep thinking about it, people, you won't even be free to die!

Perhaps, this is the so-called social attribute of people.

Of course, for Situ Nan's purpose, Carl knew that he didn't just fancy the Hawke family's estate?

Situ Nan is not the first, there are many people on Wall Street staring at the Hawke family, they are all a flock of vultures, hovering above the corpse of the Hawke family, flying down and biting at any time.

Is it a difference to give a Wall Street bank a takeover or sell it to Stuart?

Man is a sword, I am a fish.

After thinking for a while, Carl made up his mind: "You are actually no different from Morgan and those people, they are a group of vultures that have sucked the corpses of countless investment failures.

Still, I agree to sell you the shares in the Hawke family's steel mills and shipyards, if nothing else. Just because you happened to be there today. ”

Situ Nan nodded. Didn't explain anything. The steel mills and shipyards that acquired the Hawke family are not on their own list and can also be on the list.

Situ Nan is confident that he will regain control and further control of Bethlehem Iron and Steel Company, and what Carl owns, Situ Nan owns, and better, and naturally does not covet the Hawke family's industry.

In addition, the steel industry and shipbuilding industry are in recession, and large-scale mergers and acquisitions in the steel industry at this time have to bear the risk of losing money. and the pressure of public opinion.

Because there are going to be mass layoffs!

Layoffs in a depressed economy are tantamount to pushing those workers into hell, which is a cruel thing, and it is expected that there will be no less turmoil in the future.

Situ Nan had long been prepared that the excess capacity could be transferred abroad, and skilled workers could also be dispatched abroad.

At this time, the steel industry was also the William Consortium to strengthen its influence in the United States and prepare for the next war.

This is not something that ordinary companies can do, and only those that are strong can survive the long Great Recession.

"You've made a wise decision, and I'm going to convince the board of directors to buy a big company that's losing money. Then there are layoffs, mass layoffs. Shut down the production line, etc., a bunch of troubles. ”

Situ Nan elaborated and asked Carl, "Do you have any good advice on this?" ”

"No, I will sign the share transfer contract as soon as possible."

Carl immediately said that he knew all the problems that Situ Nan said, but what he knew more was that those problems were not his own problems soon, and they were not the problems of the guy in front of him.

He even said in one sentence: "Don't pretend, I know you, you haven't failed to invest." ”

After speaking, Carl glanced at Situ Nan, nodded, and got up solemnly to leave.

He hurried to his home.

This time, he was rare and chic, and threw Situ Nan a crisp and neat back.

Situ Nan was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Hawke to leave like this?

Then, with a slight smile, he informed Robles Securities and Wells Fargo that they were ready to take over the Hawke family's estate.

The efficient syndicate of banks at Robles Securities and Wells Fargo is doing a similar job, launching a round of mergers and acquisitions in the American industry that few can escape if they have their sights on it.

It's not just them, but other consortia such as Morgan and Rockefeller are doing similar things, but they are not as efficient and large-scale as the William consortium, after all, they are not fully prepared for it.

A chance encounter on the street leads to a major merger, and the process is breezy and neat, but the movement caused is a bomb that shakes Wall Street and American industry.

The Morgan Firm's informant hurried into 23 Wall Street and asked the president, Thomas Morgan, to report to the president. Lamond reports on the acquisition of the Hawke family's steel mill and shipyard by Robles Securities.

"Is the message accurate?" Thomas. Rammond asked, with a solemn face.

"It should be true, they moved quickly, and we were caught off guard-"

Without waiting for the subordinate to answer, the phone on the desk rang. Lamond's doubts were quickly confirmed in a phone call from the chairman of the board of directors of U.S. Steel.

The two sides talked on the phone for more than ten minutes, put down the phone, and Thomas. Rammond was distracted, his brow furrowed.

He also took a fancy to the Hawke family's property, and originally planned to wait for the Hawke family's situation to get worse, but at that time, the other party had no room for bargaining, but he didn't expect-

"Robles, you damn fellow!"

He scolded, and his anger quickly spread to the staff of the Morgan firm......

"This time we were careless! I didn't expect them to move so fast, and the Hawke family is too useless......"

At a meeting at Morgan Manor, Thomas. Rammond counts Carl's incompetence by the way.

The acquisition of the Hawke family property not only means the fall of a steel tycoon in the United States, but also means the ambitions of the William consortium in the East Coast market, and soon they will surpass the American steel company and become the world's largest steel company!

"In addition to the steel companies, they also took the opportunity to absorb shares in General Motors and General Electric, and at least they own more than 5 percent of General Motors."

Thomas. Lamond brings out another stark truth.

Little Morgan's face was even more ugly, and he thought: Those guys are really getting more and more excessive, and they dare to covet General Motors? It's time for them to see the power of real Wall Street!

Soon he relaxed again and waved his hand: "Don't worry about General Motors, they can't swallow General Motors." We don't have to do it. And what about DuPont? They will be in a hurry! ”

As a matter of fact. The shares of General Motors acquired by the William consortium have long exceeded 5%, but as Morgan Jr. said, under the condition that the DuPont family controls more than 30% of GM and the Morgan consortium controls nearly 20% of the shares, the GM empire will not change hands!

After the meeting, Morgan Jr. and others reached a consensus to fight back.

Morgan Jr. called Situ Nan and took the initiative to mention General Motors, but his tone was not very good - "You want to dominate the automobile industry?" ”

Situ Nan listened to the faint anger and warning coming from the phone, and thought to himself: It's a bit of a teacher to ask for guilt.

"I'm bullish on General Motors! Ford is also good. But it's a pity that you didn't instigate Henry to put Ford on the market, and Ford is relatively well-funded. ”

Situ Nan teased little Morgan on the phone.

The two sides parted unhappily on the phone, Morgan didn't try anything, and Situ Nan's response was extremely "arrogant", and he did not back down to infiltrate the enterprises controlled by the other party, and bought General Motors, General Electric, Westinghouse Electric, these originally bullish blue chips.

In this regard, the most positive attitude is Robles. Robles disagreed with Morgan's questioning: "We have plenty of money. Not afraid to fight a takeover battle with the other party, it is better that they have the ability to buy Chrysler Cars or Cummins Electric! ”

"Little Morgan can't be taken lightly, there must be a counterattack."

Situ Nan also felt that the other party had no time to fight back, so he still reminded.

The William consortium has no expectation of annexing other consortium pillars, and not annexing does not mean that it cannot penetrate, such as becoming one of the major shareholders of General Motors.

If the other party is not careful, like the Hawk family, Situ Nan and they may also make the fake come true, and the dove occupies the magpie's nest?

In fact, the DuPont family is also buying General Motors, and the stock price of General Motors is still at a low level, but there are fewer and fewer General Motors shares circulating in the market.

"General Motors is like this for the time being, and it is not easy to get more shares unless we are determined to take down the DuPont family."

Situ Nan shook his head with some regret, his actions towards General Motors had attracted the attention of Morgan and DuPont, and the purpose had almost been achieved, "What about Citibank?" What are the Stillman family's excessive demands? ”

"It's a bit excessive, I didn't promise them, but bought a lot of shares from other minority shareholders, plus the outstanding shares we have absorbed in the financial market, the shareholding in Citibank has reached 12%, and if you work harder, you will be close to the Rockefeller family."

Thomas, Stuart Nan's Thomas, not Morgan's Thomas, smiled and told Stuart the good news.

The acquisition of General Motors and the teasing of Morgan Jr. were just a cover, and Situ Nan's real target was Citibank.

The Stillmans and Rockefellers have controlled Citibank long enough, and it's time for a change.

A long time ago, Situ Nan became a 5% shareholder in Citibank and remained silent for many years.

Citibank suffered heavy losses in the stock market crash, and Situ Nan finally had a chance to jump out and covet the company.

"Even if the other party is Rockefeller, we are not afraid.

The worst-case outcome would be for Citibank to become independent from Rockefeller, and it must not be allowed to continue to be an ATM for Exxon and Mobil. ”

Situ Nan said firmly.

Citibank was of great significance to Rockefeller, giving a lot of support to the oil business, such as Exxon and Mobil, which Situ Nan did not want.

He's going to take the opportunity to cut off one of Rockefeller's hands!

To this end, he brought in the American Chinese Bank, which had just profited from financial speculation, and joined the behind-the-scenes planning of William Financial Holdings, and the banking group composed of Robles Securities, Wells Fargo, and Devil Angel Investment Company to launch an attack on Citibank.

Why is Situ Nan so confident?

Because he knew that in the future, even without his participation, Citibank would take advantage of the stock market crash and successfully break away from the Rockefeller consortium in the thirties, and once under the protection of the Morgan consortium, and finally become independent.

Think about it, Citibank is one of the largest banks in the United States, with branches all over the world and extensive influence, and Situ Nan has huge overseas assets, compared to Citibank, which is more suitable for managing overseas assets than the Chinese-Chinese Bank and Wells Fargo, which has a domestic operating center.

Moreover, Citibank is also the controlling shareholder of Boeing Airlines, which has not yet been dissolved, is not only the second-largest aircraft manufacturer in the United States, but also the second-largest air transport company, roughly the same size as Cummins Airlines.

If General Citibank controls Boeing, then the William consortium will control more than seventy percent of the aircraft manufacturing industry and more than fifty percent of the air transport market in the United States.

Although the two major aviation giants, Boeing and Cummins, are likely to be dismembered because of antitrust laws, Situ Nan has long been prepared.

In this way, how can Situ Nan not be tempted by Citibank?

For this reason, Situ Nan deliberately brought the American-Chinese Bank to join in to deal with Rockefeller's counterattack and Morgan's covetousness.

Morgan said that Rockefeller will certainly not be easy to compromise, and the competition for Citibank is destined for several major conglomerates to engage in a continuous and uncompromising struggle.

However, Thomas was very efficient, and soon united a group of small shareholders who were dissatisfied with Rockefeller, and the struggle between the two sides began to heat up.

……

Walk into Andrew. Before Mellon's office, Situ Nan adjusted his breathing to stabilize his mood.

Mellon blew his whistle and Hoover rang the bell. Wall Street signals that America is rushing to hell! ”

Seeing Situ Nan coming in, Andrew didn't get up, but read a report in the newspaper, and there was a loss in his voice that couldn't be hidden.

During this time, Washington's rescue economy was not strong, and those guys who "couldn't afford to lose" built Hoover Village, Hoover bags, and Hoover cars in the city, and these words were also popular.

This is in stark contrast to the slogan shouted before the previous elections: "One chicken in every family pot and two cars in the garage"!

What is even more amusing is that the government has the intention to revive the economy and has introduced relevant measures, but it is resolutely opposed to providing relief to the unemployed, which is in line with the tradition of the Republican government, but it has greatly lost the hearts of the people.

Andrew. Mellon became the target of public criticism, and all the compliments that had been in the newspapers about him disappeared at once.

He was under a lot of pressure, his spirit was much worse than before, he was thinner, his hair was whiter, his complexion was dull, and Situ Nan sighed in his heart.

Why did you know today? I reminded you that a rapids ride is the best option! (To be continued.) )